CS/SB 1978 (2011) -  Alimony

General Bill by Judiciary and Bogdanoff
Alimony: Revises provisions relating to factors to be considered for alimony awards. Revises provisions relating to awards of durational alimony. Revises provisions relating to awards of permanent alimony. Provides that the award of alimony may not leave the payor with significantly less net income than the net income of the recipient unless there are written findings of exceptional circumstances. Provides for applicability of the act.
Effective Date: 07/01/2011
Last Event: 05/07/11 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1111 (Ch. 2011-92) on Saturday, May 7, 2011 3:35 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/12/11 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1475 Subject: Alimony Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 1111 Subject: Family Law Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/14/2011 9:58:23 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/11/2011 1:53:28 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1111 (Ch. 2011-92) Time: 05/07/2011 - 3:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 498 Time: 04/26/2011 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 470 Time: 04/14/2011 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/14/2011 - 9:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 470 Time: 04/12/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/07/2011 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 252 Time: 03/22/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 252 Time: 03/16/2011 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/07/2011 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
61.08 HB 721, SB 1050, CS/HB 1475